This scene which is actually one of the opening scenes in the film and while watching it I was really impressed with the way Wes Anderson is able to fit so much into one shot. The camera starts in the far back room where the boys are playing a game, then it pulls back and goes to the dining room where Mr. Bishop (Bill Murray) is sitting and reading the newspaper, then it goes to the kitchen where Mrs. Bishop (Frances McDormand) is filing her nails and smoking a cigarette, and then finally it gets to the final room where Suzy is looking through her binoculars. When the camera finally stops it shows the family "together" in four different rooms not paying attention to what the other members are doing. I think Wes Anderson is trying to show with this frame is that if you want to see the Bishop family together you have to get a shot of multiple rooms at once or else you will never see them together. Analyzing what each character is doing I think reflects their personality throughout the film. The boys (who can barely be seen in this shot) are always content where they are playing a game in their own little world. Mr. Bishop is reading the paper and seems to be trying to distract himself from other things going on around him (possibly foreshadowing to his knowing of his wife's other love interest.) Mrs. Bishop has a look of worry on her face as she smokes her cigarette possibly worried about her husbands knowledge of her other love interest with Captain Sharp or concern about her rebellious daughter Suzy. Finally you have Suzy who is looking for adventure or a better place to be rather than her home which she will soon leave to runaway with Stan. This screenshot overall is very telling of the disconnect between the Bishop family but is also a great way to show what each family member is doing throughout the house in single shot.
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